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spontaneous discharge

spontaneous discharge Spontaneous discharge is the baseline firing activity of neurons that occurs without an added stimulus.

Spontaneous discharge is the baseline firing activity of neurons that occurs without an added stimulus. In this source, it refers to the rate at which locus coeruleus neurons fire on their own, which was found to increase during opiate withdrawal.

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Drafting source: Kaeidi Ayat; Azizi Hossein; Javan Mohammad; Ahmadi Soleimani S. Mohammad; Fathollahi Yaghoub; Semnanian Saeed. Direct Facilitatory Role of Paragigantocellularis Neurons in Opiate Withdrawal-Induced Hyperactivity of Rat Locus Coeruleus Neurons: An In Vitro Study. 2015; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0134873; article XML SHA-256 3035719c2dc795f5db70b314f387ba3409e09371c602b61081211ab50f011e28. “Direct Facilitatory Role of Paragigantocellularis Neurons in Opiate Withdrawal-Induced Hyperactivity of Rat Locus Coeruleus Neurons: An In Vitro Study” (10.1371/journal.pone.0134873).
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